Born | August 3, 1872 Bedford, Cuyahoga County, Ohio |
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Died | June 19, 1957 (aged 84) |
Professional wrestling career | |
Ring name(s) | Tom Jenkins |
Billed height | 5 ft 10.5 in (1.79 m) |
Billed weight | 210 lb (95 kg) |
Billed from | Bedford, Ohio |
Trained by | Luke Lamb of Cleveland |
Debut | 1890s |
Retired | semi retired 1905 retired 1914 |
Tom Jenkins (August 3, 1872 – June 19, 1957) was an American catch wrestler who held the American Heavyweight Championship three times around the turn of the 20th century. He later taught at the United States Military Academy at West Point (1905–1942) and from 1912 to 1943 he also taught wrestling and boxing at the New York Military Academy at Cornwall-on-Hudson, New York.